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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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