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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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