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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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