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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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