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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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