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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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