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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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