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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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