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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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