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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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