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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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