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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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