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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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