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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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