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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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