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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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