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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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