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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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