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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines 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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