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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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