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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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