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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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