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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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