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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators 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 original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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