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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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