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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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