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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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