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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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