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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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