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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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