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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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