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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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