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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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