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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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