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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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