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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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