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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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