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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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