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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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