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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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