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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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