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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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