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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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