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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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