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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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