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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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