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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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