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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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