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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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