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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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