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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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