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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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