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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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