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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different 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 we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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