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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines 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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