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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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