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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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