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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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