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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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