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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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