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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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