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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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