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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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