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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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