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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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