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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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