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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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