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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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