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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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