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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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