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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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