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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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