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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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