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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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