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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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