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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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