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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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