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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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