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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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