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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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