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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. 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. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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