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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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