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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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