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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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