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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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