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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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