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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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