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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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