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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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