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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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