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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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