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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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