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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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