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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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