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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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