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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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