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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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