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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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