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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in 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. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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