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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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