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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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