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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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