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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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