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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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