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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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