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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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