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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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