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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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