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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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