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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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