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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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