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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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