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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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