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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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