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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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