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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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