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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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