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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not 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 issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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