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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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