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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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