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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines 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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