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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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