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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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