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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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