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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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