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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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