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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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