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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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