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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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