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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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