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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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