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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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