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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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