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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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