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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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