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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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