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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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