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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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