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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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