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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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