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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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