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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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