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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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