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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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