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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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