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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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