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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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