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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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