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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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