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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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