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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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