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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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