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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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