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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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