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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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