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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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