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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. 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 normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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