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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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