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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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