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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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