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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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