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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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