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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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