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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key 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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