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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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