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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes 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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