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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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