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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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