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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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