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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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