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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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