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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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