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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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