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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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