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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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