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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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