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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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