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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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