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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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