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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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