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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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