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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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