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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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