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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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