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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different 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 handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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