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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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