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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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