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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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