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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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