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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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