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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the 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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