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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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