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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)