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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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