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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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