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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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