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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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