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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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