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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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