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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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