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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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