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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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