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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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