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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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