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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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