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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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