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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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