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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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