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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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