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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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