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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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