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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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