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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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