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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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