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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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