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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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