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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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