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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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