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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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