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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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