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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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