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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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