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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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