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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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