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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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