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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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