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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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