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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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