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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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