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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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