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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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