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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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