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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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