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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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