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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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