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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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