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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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