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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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