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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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