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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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