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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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