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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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