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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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