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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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