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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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