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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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