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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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