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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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