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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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