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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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