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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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