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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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