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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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