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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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