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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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