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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses 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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