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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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