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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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