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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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