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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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