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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What 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 institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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