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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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