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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. 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 MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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