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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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