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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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