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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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