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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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