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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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