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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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