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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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