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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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