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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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