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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes 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. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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