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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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