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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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