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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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