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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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