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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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