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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What 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 optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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