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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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