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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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