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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators 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 evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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