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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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