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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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