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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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