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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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