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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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