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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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