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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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