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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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