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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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