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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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