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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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