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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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