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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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