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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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