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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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