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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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