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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always 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 many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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