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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major 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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