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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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