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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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