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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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