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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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