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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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