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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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