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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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