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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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