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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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