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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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