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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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