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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies 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 participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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