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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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