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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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