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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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