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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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