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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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