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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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