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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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