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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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