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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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