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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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