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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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