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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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