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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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