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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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