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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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