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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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