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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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