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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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