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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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