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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education enable people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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