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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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