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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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