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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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