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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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