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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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