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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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