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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major 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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