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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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