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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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