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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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