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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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