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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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