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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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