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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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