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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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