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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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