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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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