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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. 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. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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