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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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