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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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