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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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