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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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