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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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