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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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