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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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