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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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