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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations 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 MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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