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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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