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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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