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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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