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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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