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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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