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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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