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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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