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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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