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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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