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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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