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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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