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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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