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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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