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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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