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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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