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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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