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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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