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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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