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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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