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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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