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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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