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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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