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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate 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. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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