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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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