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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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