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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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