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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes 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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