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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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