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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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