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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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