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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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