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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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