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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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