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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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