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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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