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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. 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 typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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