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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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