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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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