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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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