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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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