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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education