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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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