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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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