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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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