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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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