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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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