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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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