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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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