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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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