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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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