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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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