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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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