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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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