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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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