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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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