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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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