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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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