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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important 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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