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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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