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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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