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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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