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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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