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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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