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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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