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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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