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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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