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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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