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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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