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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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