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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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