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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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