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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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