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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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