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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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