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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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