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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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