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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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