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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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