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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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