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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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