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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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