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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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