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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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