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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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