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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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