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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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