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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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