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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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