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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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