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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education