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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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