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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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