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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different 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 optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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