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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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