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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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