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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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