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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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