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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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