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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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