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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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