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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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