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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key 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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