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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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