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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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