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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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