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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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