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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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