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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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