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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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