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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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