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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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