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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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