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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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