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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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