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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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