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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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