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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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