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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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