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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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