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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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