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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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