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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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