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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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