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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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