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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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