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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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