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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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