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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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