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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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