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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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