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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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