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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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