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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes 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. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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