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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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