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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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