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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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