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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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