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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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