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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models 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 in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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