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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? 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 MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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