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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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