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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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