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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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