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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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