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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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