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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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