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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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