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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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