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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies 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 institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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