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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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