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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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