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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning enable people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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