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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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